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ARMENIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTRY URGING PROCESSING ENTERPRISES TO REPAY THEIR DEBTS TO FARMERS BEFORE JAN 1, 2012
ARKA
Nov 2, 2011
YEREVAN, November 2. /ARKA/. Armenian Agriculture Ministry has sent
letters to all the processing enterprises of Armenia urging them
to pay their debts to farmers before the end of this year, Deputy
Agriculture Minister Robert Makaryan said.
He said that contract-based procurement culture is being introduced
in the country. Some 40 companies buying grapes have already started
paying their debts to farmers. Of them, 20 companies have already
repaid their debts, and the other 20 companies have repaid them
partially.
Makaryan said that the ministry is conducting an everyday monitoring,
which shows that AMD 15.2 billion of AMD 16.8 billion (90.5%) have
already been paid for the purchased grapes. The remaining amount will
be paid before the end of this year.
Some 33 of 39 processing enterprises have completely repaid their
debts, others partially.
Of AMD 2.8 billion, 2.5 billion has been paid.
Makaryan said that the ministry set this deadline to prevent repetition
of the previous year~Rs situation, when three companies had overdue
debts toward farmers as of May.
He said that the 2010 debts are already paid and expressed hope
that all the companies will pay the money they owe to farmers before
expiration of the deadline.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, agricultural
output totaled AMD 169 billion in September 2011 ~V 18.6% year-on-year
growth.
Armenia has 30 canning factories, 20 wineries, more than 250 milk
purchasing and processing factories, 70 meat-processing factories
and four tobacco-processing factories.
Aggregate capacity of the Armenian enterprises is 285,000 tons, of
which 172,300 tons (60.4%) are tinned vegetables and 111,700 tons are
tinned fruits and juices. However, only 20% of this capacity is used
in practice.
ARKA
Nov 2, 2011
YEREVAN, November 2. /ARKA/. Armenian Agriculture Ministry has sent
letters to all the processing enterprises of Armenia urging them
to pay their debts to farmers before the end of this year, Deputy
Agriculture Minister Robert Makaryan said.
He said that contract-based procurement culture is being introduced
in the country. Some 40 companies buying grapes have already started
paying their debts to farmers. Of them, 20 companies have already
repaid their debts, and the other 20 companies have repaid them
partially.
Makaryan said that the ministry is conducting an everyday monitoring,
which shows that AMD 15.2 billion of AMD 16.8 billion (90.5%) have
already been paid for the purchased grapes. The remaining amount will
be paid before the end of this year.
Some 33 of 39 processing enterprises have completely repaid their
debts, others partially.
Of AMD 2.8 billion, 2.5 billion has been paid.
Makaryan said that the ministry set this deadline to prevent repetition
of the previous year~Rs situation, when three companies had overdue
debts toward farmers as of May.
He said that the 2010 debts are already paid and expressed hope
that all the companies will pay the money they owe to farmers before
expiration of the deadline.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, agricultural
output totaled AMD 169 billion in September 2011 ~V 18.6% year-on-year
growth.
Armenia has 30 canning factories, 20 wineries, more than 250 milk
purchasing and processing factories, 70 meat-processing factories
and four tobacco-processing factories.
Aggregate capacity of the Armenian enterprises is 285,000 tons, of
which 172,300 tons (60.4%) are tinned vegetables and 111,700 tons are
tinned fruits and juices. However, only 20% of this capacity is used
in practice.